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Mapping.
The relationship between your Intuos4 tool position on the tablet and the cursor position on the
monitor screen.
Modifier.
Modifier keys include S
HIFT
, A
LT
, and C
TRL
for Windows, or
SHIFT
,
CONTROL
,
COMMAND
, and
OPTION
for Macintosh. You can customize your Intuos4 tool to simulate a modifier key.
Mouse acceleration.
A setting that allows you to adjust the screen cursor acceleration when your Intuos4
tool is in M
OUSE
M
ODE
.
Mouse mode.
A method for positioning the screen cursor. When you place an Intuos4 tool on the tablet,
you can move the screen cursor with a “pick up and slide” motion similar to using a traditional mouse.
This is known as relative positioning, and is the default setting for the Intuos4 Mouse or Lens Cursor.
See also pen mode.
Mouse speed.
A setting that allows you to adjust the speed at which your screen cursor moves when your
Intuos4 tool is in M
OUSE
M
ODE
.
Nib.
The replaceable pen tip.
OLED.
Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) are made up of semi-conductor polymers. OLEDs do not
need a background lighting to function, and thus have a lower power consumption and can be much thinner
than LCD panels.
Pen mode.
A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your Intuos4 tool on the tablet,
the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute positioning,
and is the default setting for all Intuos4 pen tools. Also, P
EN
M
ODE
allows you to quickly position the screen
cursor without having to first find it and then move it across the desktop. See also mouse mode.
Pixel.
The smallest unit of measure on your monitor screen.
Pressure sensitive.
A quality of the Intuos4 pen tip and eraser that senses the amount of pressure being
applied. This is used to create natural-looking pen, brush, and eraser strokes in applications that are
pressure sensitive.
Pressure-sensitive application.
Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity.
where the Intuos4 tools are detected.
.
QuickPoint.
The QuickPoint options divide the tablet into two independent areas: a large area for drawing
and a small area for quick navigation.
Radial Menu.
A hierarchical menu (in radial format). Each level of the menu consists of eight menu slices
which may contain various features and options to choose from. You can customize the buttons of your
Intuos4 tools or tablet to display this menu.
Screen cursor.
The pointer on the display screen. Screen cursors come in different shapes (such as an
I-beam, arrow, or box), depending on which application you are running.
Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP).
The Microsoft Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel enables you to use your
Intuos4 pen to create handwritten notes or work with an on-screen keyboard. The Input Panel dynamically
converts your handwriting to text. Information you create can then be inserted into other documents,
spreadsheets, or illustrations. See
